On this page you will find several additional backgrounds for players to use during character creation. If any of these don't appeal to you then consider looking at the sector specific Backgrounds further on in the website.
By the age of 10 you've achieved things that full grown adults struggle with. With the number of children born everyday across the sector, many Child Prodigies appear every year. Some fade into obscurity, others enter into the fields of science and art. But a small few manage to change the Sector.
Skills: Science, Tech/Postech, Tech/Any, Language, Artist
Although often frowned upon, slavery can be found in corners of space. Ranging from menial labour to forced prostitution, indentured servants have a terrible lot in life. Human will is hard to fully suppress however and inevitably many escape in the wilds. Most are left to fend for themselves, although the more valuable slaves often find themselves pursued relentlessly by their once owners.
Skills: Athletics, Perception, Persuade, Profession/Companion or Profession/Labourer
Mothers, students, carpenters, and many other histories and backgrounds fall into the category of Civilian. Not everyone who ends up adventuring among the stars can have the training or experience of a space marine or a wartime medic. Many come from ignoble backgrounds, but they are just as capable.
Skills: Culture/World, Computer, Bureaucracy, Steward